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Disingenuous take. The threat is the potential dual use of the technology — civilian and military. Are you saying there is no harm use of such technology? You a
by signatoremo 5y ago
Disingenuous take. The threat is the potential dual use of the technology — civilian and military. Are you saying there is no harm use of such technology? You are committing the very misinformation sin you are bashing the media for.
- pphysch 5y agoHow is that disingenuous? It is precisely what is going on here. Between 2 recent bills, the US govt has earmarked nearly a billion dollars explicitly for funding anti-China propaganda in the global media. That's a lot of articles. Anything can be weaponized or misused; it's a common framework for negative propaganda. "Our civilized technology, their barbaric weapons". It is also not a free pass from scrutiny.
- adhesive_wombat 5y agoI know the COMPETES Act, but what is the other one?
- pphysch 5y agoStrategic Competition Act of 2021 - $300,000,000 towards propaganda COMPETES Act of 2022 - $500,000,000 towards propaganda
- adhesive_wombat 5y agoIs there any way to tell exactly what was actually paid for with these funds?